Restaurants
What We’re Cooking This Week: Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Roasting at high heat gives the vegetables a little caramelization flavor I can’t get as easily on the stovetop.
By Jim Dixon
Sneak a Peek at McMenamins’ Renovation of the Taft Hotel
The historic West End building will have a bridge to the Crystal Ballroom.
Suspect in Elephants Deli Fire: “I Didn’t Mean to Do It”
Court documents released today regarding the March 10 fire at the Elephants Delicatessen on Northwest 22nd Avenue show that the woman charged with starting the blaze was using a torch lighter to look for food scraps in a trash bin.
Scandals Goes East
With a new location and business model focused on healthy New Mexican food, the storied gay bar feels less, well, scandalous.
Northwest Portland Elephants Deli Shuttered by Fire
The blaze appears to have started outside and then spread into the restaurant.
Roger Porter, Giant of Portland Food Writing, Dies at 89
He loved good writing, maybe even more than a good meal.
By Jim Dixon





